Reference Intervals of Total Testosterone in Adult Filipino Men by Myrna Buenaluz‐Sedurante, Mark Isaiah K. Co, Daryl Jade T. Dagang, Racquel G. Bruno, Annie Jane N. Sarmiento, Michael L. Tee

“…Free testosterone was calculated using Vermeulen’s formula. The 2.5th to 97.5th percentiles of subjects for total testosterone were used as the normative range for Filipino men. …”
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The Analysis of Time-Space Effect of Surrounding Rock Deformation of TBM Tunnels in Deep Composite Stratum with or without Support by Xiaoming Sun, Chao Ren, Junchao Yuan, Jianming Du, Jinshan Liu, Bo Guo

“…In view of difficult problems such as excavation, segment simulation, deformation, and force measurement in the small-scale model testing of deep composite stratum TBM tunnel, the TBM simulation experimental device, the model segment ring prefabrication device, and the digital photogrammetry technology were comprehensively adopted. Also, the calculation methods were proposed. The analysis of the deformation characteristics as well as rupture of surrounding rock revealed those space-time effects: (1) When no support existed, the space-time effect of the surrounding rock deformation was concentrated in the following case: with the development of time, the deformation of surrounding rock starts from the sides of the arch waist at the junction of the composite stratum, while four arcs were derived and shear sliding occurred, resulting in overall collapse and destruction. (2) Following the support application, the space-time effect of the surrounding rock deformation was concentrated on the three stages of the interaction between the surrounding rock and the support, namely, the preliminary stage, the equilibrium process, and the instability state. …”
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A Study on the Impact of Longwall-Mining Operation on the Stability of a Slope-Pillar Structure by Wenyong Bai, Jie Zhang, Bin Wang, Jianchen Zhang, Hongru Li, Sen Yang

“…A “slope-pillar” reverse sliding structural model was proposed along with a newly established “slope-pillar” structural mechanical model and a formula to calculate the boundary width of the protection for the pillar under the extreme balance conditions. …”
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Design and Simulation of a Fused Silica Space Cell Culture and Observation Cavity with Microfluidic and Temperature Controlling by Shangchun Fan, Jinhao Sun, Weiwei Xing, Cheng Li, Dongxue Wang

“…Finite volume method (FVM) is applied to calculate its multipoint flow field, pressure field, axial velocity, tangential velocity, and radial velocity. …”
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Contribution of a Real Depth Distance Stereoacuity Test to Clinical Management by B. J. Young, H. Sueke, J. M. Wylie, S. B. Kaye

“…Use at closer distances necessitates the calculation of binocular threshold from the combined and monocular threshold.…”
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Safety evaluation of changed use levels of the food enzyme triacylglycerol lipase from the non‐genetically modified Limtongozyma cylindracea strain AE‐LAYH (B) by EFSA Panel on Food Enzymes (FEZ), Holger Zorn, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Francesco Catania, Gabriele Gadermaier, Ralf Greiner, Baltasar Mayo, Alicja Mortensen, Yrjö Henrik Roos, Marize L. M. Solano, Monika Sramkova, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis, Roos Anna deNijs, Magdalena Andryszkiewicz, Daniele Cavanna, Yi Liu

“…As the food enzyme–total organic solids (TOS) are removed from the final foods in one food manufacturing process, the dietary exposure to the food enzyme–TOS was estimated for the remaining five processes. It was calculated to be up to 0.220 mg TOS/kg body weight (bw) per day in European populations. …”
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Differentially Private Clustered Federated Load Prediction Based on the Louvain Algorithm by Tingzhe Pan, Jue Hou, Xin Jin, Chao Li, Xinlei Cai, Xiaodong Zhou

“…First, the similarity of user load patterns is calculated under privacy protection. Second, a complex network is constructed, and a federated user clustering method is developed based on the Louvain algorithm, which divides users into multiple clusters based on load pattern similarity. …”
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Thermodynamic properties of the liquid Ag-Bi-Cu-Sn lead-free solder alloys by Garzel G., Kopyto M., Zabdyr L.A.

“…Almost all the results were approximated by straight line equations: EMF vs T, and tin activities were then calculated in arbitrary temperature; measurement results were presented by graphs. …”
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Parameters Determination via Fuzzy Inference Systems for the Logistic Populations Growth Model by Yuney Gorrin-Ortega, Selene Lilette Cardenas-Maciel, Jorge Antonio Lopez-Renteria, Nohe Ramon Cazarez-Castro

“…The approach was tested on a case study involving marine fish populations, where the fuzzy coefficients for growth rate and carrying capacity were calculated and integrated into the logistic model. The results illustrate that the fuzzy model with the proposed coefficients provide a robust framework for modeling population growth, preserving the increasing trajectory of the population under different scenarios. …”
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The Effect of Apis dorsata Honey Treatment on Calcium Levels of Mandibular Bone in Ovariohysterectomized Wistar Rats by Siti Nur Rohmah, Ira Sari Yudaniayanti, Hardany Primarizky, Poedji Hastutiek

“…Calcium levels were calculated using proximate analysis. The results showed a decrease in bone calcium levels in the ovariohysterectomy group, the highest results were in the SHAM group, and the lowest results were in the AD3 group. …”
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A Study of the Importance of Clonus Symptoms in Patients with Tramadol Poisoning by Fares Najari, Anahita Alizadeh-Ghamsari, Maryam Vahabzadeh, Bita Dadpour, Seyed Reza Mousavi, Ideh Baradaran Kayal

“…A sample size of 50 patients per group was calculated using the Cohen first method. The data were analyzed using SPSS16 software. …”
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Analytical Steady-State Model for the Free Radical Solution Copolymerization of Acrylonitrile and Vinyl Acetate and Their Charge-Transfer Complex in a Continuous Stirred Tank React... by Oscar Meza-Díaz, Juan-Carlos Tapia-Picazo, Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet, Gabriel Luna-Bárcenas, Daniel Alcalá-Sánchez, José-Enrique Jaime-Leal, Pedro-Jesús Herrera-Franco

“…The rate constants and equilibrium constants of the complexes were calculated from a model of the simultaneous participation of complexes and free monomers and the molar ratio method. …”
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Parkinsonian Rigidity Shows Variable Properties Depending on the Elbow Joint Angle by Takuyuki Endo, Toshimitsu Hamasaki, Ryuhei Okuno, Masaru Yokoe, Harutoshi Fujimura, Kenzo Akazawa, Saburo Sakoda

“…Then, we measured muscle tone at the elbow joint in 24 Parkinson’s Disease (PD) patients and calculated elastic coefficients in flexion and extension in the ranges of 10°–60° (distal) and 60°–110° (proximal). …”
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A Novel Discontinuous PWM Method With Hybrid Three-Step Commutation to Reduce Common-Mode Voltage for Direct Matrix Converter by Sahel Solemanifard, Cheng-Chin Hu, Tzung-Lin Lee, Mohammadreza Lak

“…The conventional discontinuous pulsewidth modulation (PWM) can provide several advantages in a direct matrix converter (DMC), such as less switching number and less execution time for modulation signals' calculation. However, it suffers from high common-mode voltage (CMV), which may cause damage to the DMC-based system. …”
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A CBA-KELM-Based Recognition Method for Fault Diagnosis of Wind Turbines with Time-Domain Analysis and Multisensor Data Fusion by Xiafei Long, Ping Yang, Hongxia Guo, Zhuoli Zhao, Xiwen Wu

“…First, the derived method calculates the time-domain indices of raw signals, and the fused time-domain indexes dataset are obtained by the multisensor data fusion. …”
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Avian species and functional diversity in the Yellow River Wetland Nature Reserve of Henan Province by Wanying Li, Kaiyue Wang, Peisen Yan, Tianen Chen, Haipeng Zhao, Xunling Lu

“…This study focused on the Yellow River Wetland Nature Reserve of Henan Province, China. We calculated species and functional α diversity indices and decomposed β diversity into turnover and nestedness components to examine the species and functional diversity of bird communities across different seasons (breeding and wintering) and their ecological assembly processes. …”
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Using BIB-SEM Imaging for Permeability Prediction in Heterogeneous Shales by C. J. A. Sinn, J. Klaver, R. Fink, M. Jiang, J. Schmatz, R. Littke, J. L. Urai

“…The results of this work demonstrate the potential of 2D BIB-SEM for calculating transport properties of heterogeneous shales.…”
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Sensitivity Analysis on the Impact of Input Parameters on Seismic Hazard Results: A Case Study of Central America by Carlos Gamboa-Canté, Mario Arroyo-Solórzano, Alicia Rivas-Medina, Belén Benito

“…The accurate estimation of the parameters in recurrence models (declustering and fitting methods), along with the selection of scaling relationships for determining maximum magnitude and the selection of ground motion models (GMMs), enhance control over epistemic uncertainties when constructing the logic tree, minimizing final calculation errors and producing credible results for the study region. …”
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Automated Zebrafish Spine Scoring System Based on Instance Segmentation by Wen-Hsin Chen, Tien-Ying Kuo, Yu-Jen Wei, Cheng-Jung Ho, Ming-der Lin, Huan Chen, Wen-Ying Lin

“…Additionally, we developed a system using these detection algorithms to automatically calculate spinal vertebra growth scores, providing a valuable tool for researchers to assess drug efficacy.…”
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Adsorption of Ammonium Ions onto a Natural Zeolite: Transcarpathian Clinoptilolite by Mariya Lebedynets, Myroslav Sprynskyy, Iryna Sakhnyuk, Radoslaw Zbytniewski, Roman Golembiewski, Boguslaw Buszewski

“…Values of the specific surface area and of the pore volume occupied by sorbed substances were calculated using the relative moisture content established and the maximum sorption capacity exhibited towards ammonium ions as well as a nitrogen adsorption/desorption method. …”
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